One flight closer to space tourismVirgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More

Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana jointCalifornia police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More

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Tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed in Washington and other U. S. cities on Saturday demanding an end to racism and brutality by law enforcement, as protests sparked by George Floyd's fatal encounter with Minneapolis police stretched into a 12th day.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls’ new top basketball executive wasn’t ready to make any announcements about the coaching staff on Saturday.
Arturas Karnisovas still has not met in person with head coach Jim Boylen. And that’s something he would like to do before going public with any decisions.
The coaching future of Boylen, a former guard at the University of Maine, is the biggest issue hanging over the Bulls, who were left out when the NBA’s Board of Governors approved a 22-team format to restart the pandemic-interrupted season next month in Orlando.

Tropical Storm Cristobal on Saturday dumped rain from Louisiana to the Florida peninsula as it moved through the U. S. Gulf of Mexico, prompting evacuations of several southeast Louisiana towns and dozens of offshore oil platforms.

Kurt Thomas, the first U. S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, has died. He was 64.
Thomas’ family said he died Friday. He had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem.
“Yesterday, I lost my universe, my best friend and my soulmate of 24 years.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Police are searching for a person involved in a Thursday road rage incident that ended in gunshots on Route 1 in Presque Isle.
Presque Isle police said Caribou police contacted them at 5:45 p.m. on June 4, after a Caribou resident reported that someone had shot fireworks at his car while he was northbound on Route 1 in Presque Isle.
The victim and another car had begun a confrontation north of the Aroostook River Bridge as both vehicles traveled to Presque Isle from Caribou, police said.